6 Sep 2024

Islands drive language change and generate language diversity in similar ways to how they drive species diversity, according to new research from ANU that...

23 Aug 2024

Despite thriving in diverse environments for hundreds of millions of years, little was known about the darkling beetles evolution. Scientists at ANU and CSIRO...

16 Aug 2024

Cholesterol is the key to tricking malaria parasites into ingesting a fatal dose of drugs and ridding patients of the potentially fatal disease, new ANU...

1 Aug 2024

Winner of the 2024 Ralph Slatyer medal

19 Jun 2024

These parrots were spotted applying chewed pepper tree bark and shoots to their feathers and skin during preening. What are they up to?

5 Jun 2024

Australia’s ski industry is at risk of major disruptions and shorter seasons if the current level of climate pollution continues, according to new modelling...

31 May 2024

In new research published in Science, biologists show how coevolution drives the creation of new species of cuckoos.

29 May 2024

Working on the Clever Cockie Project, Dr Julia Penndorf is tracking all the odd but fascinating behaviours that Sydney and Canberra cockatoos get up to in...

16 May 2024

The discovery of a new critical enzyme could help engineer climate resilient crops capable of sucking far more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a much...

4 Apr 2024

Researchers from ANU have made a discovery about a little understood protein in the human body that could help treat diseases that cause seizures, including...

3 Apr 2024

Three exceptional scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have been recognised for their world-leading work with our forests, marine megafauna...

20 Mar 2024

Dr. Florence Danila of the Australian National University wins Thomas Davies 2024 grant from the Australian Academy of Science to support her work on...